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Old March 23rd, 2016, 05:37 PM
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Transmission information

I'm looking to get more information about this transmission. I was told it was a 400 transmission but looking at the code it seems to say 74 OA. Does the board happen to have any information on this. Its suppose to be behind a 455 now and I couldn't find information about a 74 OA being a 400 even. Unfortunately, this is the only picture I have. Thanks in advance.


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Old March 23rd, 2016, 06:11 PM
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In the 1974 model year, OA was the code for a TH400 used behind an Olds 350 motor in the Delta 88 line. This may have actually been a TH375 with the small output shaft.
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Old March 23rd, 2016, 06:19 PM
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Originally Posted by joe_padavano
In the 1974 model year, OA was the code for a TH400 used behind an Olds 350 motor in the Delta 88 line. This may have actually been a TH375 with the small output shaft.
That's the information I was coming up with when googling and wanted to make sure. Could that even be paired with a 455 engine? It just seems odd. And I see no reason why the stamp would be replaced or re-stamped.
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Old March 23rd, 2016, 06:31 PM
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Originally Posted by Joffroi
That's the information I was coming up with when googling and wanted to make sure. Could that even be paired with a 455 engine? It just seems odd. And I see no reason why the stamp would be replaced or re-stamped.
It should not have been installed behind a BBO from the factory.
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Thanks for the confirmation. With that being said, is it even a viable choice to put behind a 455 and have a good driver and performance?
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Old March 24th, 2016, 06:33 AM
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I did some searching around and from what I can tell, it seems like it may all check out. Tough to tell without know what is really set up inside I guess.
https://classicoldsmobile.com/forums...-vs-th400.html
https://classicoldsmobile.com/forums...vs-700-r4.html
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